Drivers of the Walt Disney World Resort Minnie Vans, powered by Lyft, has been contacted by a union against their wishes. The Teamsters union reached out to half-dozen of the drivers in hopes of bringing them onboard with a union. But the Cast Members who drive the Minnie Vans say they are happy with their working conditions at Disney, and they fear if they join a union they would be forced to lose their seniority and income, plus they would possibly be forced into a pension plan. They reached out to the National Labor Relations Board with their concerns.
The Teamsters union also represents the Disney World bus drivers and costumed characters at Disney World. Disney recently appealed the decision until a final ruling is made.
“I have never asked Teamsters or any other union to represent me in my job at Disney, nor has Teamsters asked me my views on whether I wanted to be subject to representation,” wrote “Minnie Van” driver Mary Hogan, who has worked as a cashier and reservation-taker at Disney World.
The Teamsters local is part of a coalition of unions representing 38,000 workers at Disney World. Earlier this month, members of the coalition approved a new contract that increases the starting minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next three years.
Source: AP
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Not sure where you are getting your info from, but we all hear in Central Florida that most of them are for Unionizing. This is one of the reasons that Disney is raising the prices of the service every 6 months, to head off the eventual cost of payroll increases.